This was not published during Merton's life as a book in English, only in French and Portuguese. It was expanded from a three-installment article published in Collectanea Ordinis Cistciensium Reformatorum in 1953 (with an additional offprint). A French edition was published in book form in 1956, Marthe, Marie et Lazare. The English text became the first section of Thomas Merton on St. Bernard (Cistercian Publications: Kalamazoo, Michigan) in 1980. See Section C.2, "Martha, Mary and Lazarus" for first drafts of some of the articles.
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Martha, Mary and Lazarus : Action and Contemplation in Saint Bernard of Clairvaux-->«detailed view»-->

This was not published during Merton's life as a book in English, only in French and Portuguese. It was expanded from a three-installment article titled "Action and Contemplation in the Doctrine of Saint Bernard," published in Collectanea Ordinis Cistciensium Reformatorum in 1953. A French edition was published in book form in 1956, Marthe, Marie et Lazare. The English text became the first section of Thomas Merton on St. Bernard (Cistercian Publications: Kalamazoo, Michigan) in 1980. See Section C.2, "Martha, Mary and Lazarus" for first drafts of some of the articles.
See also:
Martha, Mary and Lazarus : Action and Contemplation in Saint Bernard of Clairvaux-->«detailed view»-->